Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3999. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8 (Database Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle OLAP component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, and 10.1.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to SYS.OLAPIMPL_T.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2009. The weakness was shared 01/14/2009 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (TippingPoint) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3999 since 09/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56063 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2009 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19270 (Oracle Package SYS.OLAPIMPL_T Unspecified Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11238.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47972), Tenable (56063), SecurityFocus (BID 33177†), OSVDB (51349†) and Secunia (SA33525†). The entries VDB-45903, VDB-45902, VDB-45901 and VDB-45900 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 56063
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2009 CPU)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (TippingPoint)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
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CVE: CVE-2008-3999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45869
X-Force: 47972
SecurityFocus: 33177 - Oracle January 2009 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33525
OSVDB: 51349 - Oracle Database OLAP SYS.OLAPIMPL_T Unspecified Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1021561
Vulnerability Center: 20561 - [cpujan2009-097901] Oracle Database 9 OLAP Component Remote DoS Vulnerability Related to SYS.OLAPIMPL_T Package, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0115

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 04:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (85), 08/25/2019 15:45 (3), 05/26/2025 04:10 (18)
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